, 1887-08-18

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arrived In town yesterday.
A new cottage IL being put UP on
Second street by Mr.. Stewart.
Work has ut last begun again on
the new building at the college.
A new restaurant Is to be opened
I'm the rear of the Fountain beer sa-
loom
The frame OF Hogan's new build
ing, on Post street, is already In
place.
A movement is on foot to have the
meat markets close on Sunday. Let
the good work COON.
The list of prizes offe.ed for the
races at the fall fair ought to attract
some fine stock to this city.
The new bulletin board of Stro-
bach & Munter has begun to make
itself useful by containing many ad'
vertisements.
A huge elevator Is to be bull. on
the G. and G. mill. Excavations are
already being made In order to strike
solid rock foundation.
Extensive changes are being made
In Merryman's grocery store IN
order TO give the room require for
an ever increasing business
Officer Fisher caught case late
| Monday night i'm the shape OF Il plain
drunk. The pickup was given
quarters in the town Jail.
The commissioners are still hard at
| work. 1t Is too warm for them To
get along very fast, though the court
house Is one OF the coolest places In
! town.
DON'T forget the auction of the
! land belonging to the fair assOcia-
tion, next Saturday. The land Is
valuable and there may be II chance
| to make Il good bargain.
A bicycle race at the fair mi gh,
prove an interesting feature on ac-
count OF its novelty. There are sew
eral good riders in the place who
might be induced to enter.
! Clouds of insects of all sizes and
| descriptions swarmed around the
electric lights last night, and thous-
ands upon thousands of them fell
victims to their curiosity.
Enough money has been raised tc
warrant the Y. NJ. c. "A. in taking
steps to secure II secretary and they
are now looking for "a good man. The
next thing needed is u building.
|. n. Arment, of Dayton, arrived
yesterday morning and will ut once
open up IA jewelry and matchmaking
! store. Mr.. Arnent Is an experienced
workmen, and we hope to see him
do well.
Joe Short, lately salesman In the
clothing department OF the Great
| Eastern, has bought property or
| Howard street and will engage in the
wholesale vegetable, poultry and fish
/ business.
Yesterday morning beautifu
/ little fawn was shipped from this
place to- Mrs. Maxwell, of Chica go
/ The little creature Is only about {
month old and will make Il very
pretty pet.
ture have been received at Spokane
Falls within the past two days anC
six more are on the way. The freight
charges on the entire lot will amount
to about $4,000.
Parties at Helena have written t(
John McGrane for scores OF the
games recently played by the lOca
| ball club Of this city. Mack forward
ed few, and such ones as no anna
! teur club need feel ashamed Of.
Gillespie, captain of the Spokane
Falls team, who played with the Sui
! lys, gave evidence of through train.
! ing On the diamond. His forte i:
batting and he swings the club left
handed, frequently sending the bal
over the helders' heads.--Helens
! Herald.
/ W. +. Mckay met with a very
/ painful accident few days ago, cut
/ ting the fore finger of his left hand
badly on saw. The cut was deeI
and directly in the joint. He is now
wearing splints on his hand and
hopes to get along nicely.
a remarl: made hy Mayor Taylor
| at the meeting of the directors of the
fair association on Monday will be
! appreciated by all newspaper men
+ lie said: 81 do not consider money
| put into II newspaper, IN advertising
| or any other way, as wasted"
/ Mr.. McGrane Is the posaessor oi
two young black bears of which II,
/ makes great pets. Yesterday ht
! was ltNtlIE ollt 0D''ut tIIt oNiNNis
which attracted considerable atten.
/ tion. The older Of the babies is very
! clever and has already learned TO sill
up and empty II whisky bottle like
au old topper.
a few days ago man named Wells
who owns quite large herd oI
horses across the river, lost one oi
the most valuable of his animals, n
two-year-old flly, which came OF
good racing stock, and gave every
indication of proving n fast one her.
self. Mr.. Wells thinks thal the
horse was stolen.
Officer Gillespie signalized his re-
turn TO duty yesterday by very clev-
erly stopping a runaway. Mr.. Cow
ley's horse started to run on Mill
street and was just getting under
good headway when he turned into
Riverside avenue. Gillespie saw
him coming and by quick move
ment managed to catch the bride
and at once brOuUht the animal IN n